Sunday, January 4, 2009
ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon, edited by Will Shortz
Today’s acrostic draws its’ quotation from Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity by David Foster Wallace (February 21, 1962 – September 12, 2008) who was an American author of novels, essays and short-stores. He was best known for his 1996 novel Infinite Jest. Wallace committed suicide on September 12, 2008.
The Quotation: THE MENTALLY ILL MATHEMATICIAN SEEMS NOW TO BE WHAT THE KNIGHT ERRANT TORTURED ARTIST AND MAD SCIENTIST HAVE BEEN FOR OTHER ERAS OUR PROMETHEUS WHO GOES TO FORBIDDEN PLACES AND RETURNS WITH GIFTS HE ALONE PAYS FOR
The author’s name and the title of the work: WALLACE EVERYTHING AND MORE
The defined words: A. WIDTHS; B. ARCHETYPE; C. LHASAAPSO; D. LEGHORN; E. AMSTERDAM; G. EARTHSEA; H. ENTITLED; I. VERST; J. EROS; K. ROTTWEILER; L. YOUTHINK; M. TRADEOFF; N. HOEDOWN; O. INSTINCT; P. NONPLUS; Q. GARRET; R. AUTOMATON; S. NIFLHEIM; T. DEFEAT; U. MATTHEW; V. ORBITER; W. RABBITS; X. ENOUGH.
The New York Times acrostic authors have once again rewarded the solver with a both a brilliant quote and puzzle.
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